A lighthouse traditionally warns of danger and guides sailors to land or a harbour. What if a lighthouse could warn people of air pollution? What if it could play a role in making people care about their environments? The cuboids on the Read more…
Mosaic is an ancient storytelling art. Traditionally a mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular static pieces of coloured stone, glass or ceramic and held in place by plaster and or mortar. Imagine if each Read more…
What would a tourist map of Flatholm island look like? What would a 3D, dynamic and ‘live’ map of Flatholm island look like? The below map of New Jersey highlights the main attractions of the location. What are the main Read more…
Using a ‘data dashboard’ set-up as the foundation, we start to play around with the idea of a physical dashboard….where the data can have its own physical and more meaningful presence. Being an island, water is the centre of everything Read more…
Nowadays, data is generally presented via a dashboard… via graphs and other modes of digital visualisation. What happens when this experience becomes physical. What can the ‘physical and tangible’ add to the data experience? What is the essence of the Read more…
Anchoring the idea around water and our (humans) tendency to not fully understand and appreciate the value of our freshwater (i.e. Do we know that by 2050 there will be a global lack of freshwater?). Our future is intricately linked Read more…
‘Climate change will impact every aspect of biophysical systems and society. However, unlike other components of the climate system, the impact of climate change on the groundwater system has only recently received attention. This focus is due to the realization Read more…
Biodiversity loss on Flatholm island could mean the extinction of species (plant or animal), as well as the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat (i.e. lesser black backed gulls?). This could mean the loss of biological Read more…
What does SSSI mean? Firstly, it is a formal conservation designation. It is an area that is of particular interest to science due to the rare species of fauna or flora it contains. Flat Holm island was designated a Site Read more…
